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The Pittsburgh Crawfords

The Pittsburgh Crawfords

Bankes, Jim

Paperback

Baseball & SoftballBlack American StudiesGeneral World History

ISBN10: 0786409924
ISBN13: 9780786409921
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: Apr 3 2001
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.55
Height: 0.40 Width: 6.00 Depth: 8.94
Language: English

The Pittsburgh Crawfords were one of the Negro League's best and most exciting teams. At the heart of the line-up were five men who would go on to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: Satchel Paige, one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history; Josh Gibson, a hitting catcher who rivaled Babe Ruth; Cool Papa Bell, one of the game's fastest runners; Oscar Charleston, perhaps one of the all-around best players; and Judy Johnson, a skilled third baseman. This work takes a close look at the lives and careers of these men and others who played for the Crawfords, all of whom together built one of the greatest teams ever to play the game. Also included are comparisons between the Crawfords and the 1927 Murderer's Row New York Yankees, the Negro National League standings (1933-1938), and statistics about the players and team records.

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